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Expert Opinions on topic areas can be a useful way of keeping up-to-date. To this end, a few of our Expert Opinions are being revised and new ones developed. If you would like to suggest an expert opinon on a particular topic, then please email your suggestion to administration@philanthropy-impact.org

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There is no doubt that charities have suffered greatly since the global pandemic hit. Research recently conducted by one of the charities I founded, the Big Give: t heBigGive.org.uk ,...
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Philanthropy is on the rise, indeed it has been for many years now, but never more so than in 2020. It really is quite incredible how the challenge of a...
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Russell Ally, University of Cape Town – What do we really know about charity fundraising and philanthropy in Africa? How much do Europeans know about charity, fundraising and philanthropy in...
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A new book on philanthropy is always a cause for celebration. The serious study of philanthropy is still in its infancy in the UK and we need much fuller bookshelves...
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Giving better begins with acknowledging that you are in the position to give because of the broken systems that philanthropy is built on. During the past few months, I have...
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Now more than ever it is important for charities to protect their income through legacies left to them in wills. In their latest figures, the charity legacy consortium, Legacy Foresight,...
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Modern philanthropy around the globe is changing as donors look to become more involved, better informed and ensure that their charitable giving mirrors their personal values.A team of international experts...
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When I wrote at the end of March about the plight of charities and the imminent funding crisis they faced as a result of Covid-19, we were in the very...
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The coronavirus pandemic is creating change at an unprecedented scale. The digital backbone of videoconferencing, broadband and social media is allowing most of us to respond to the crisis, keep...
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Today the Beacon Collaborative published 'The Giving Experience: Overcoming the barriers to giving among the wealthy in the UK' which considers how fundraising organisations engage wealthy donors as partners in...

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